Dr Wan Azizah answers questions at the Parliament lobby.— Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said yesterday it is not easy to deliver all the pledges in the Pakatan Harapan election manifesto within 100 days.
“It’s work in progress and it’s not easy because when we took over, we did not have enough information to find out how deep the problems were.
“I’m not giving excuses. We know we should not stop based on the fact that we have not met the target. But we are trying,” she said to reporters at the Parliament lobby.
She was responding to questions on the PH delivery of the pledges within 100 days, the deadline which falls on Saturday.
The process of fulfilling the pledges of the election manifesto within 100 days had not gone smoothly but the government is trying its best, she said.
Dr Wan Azizah, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister, said the ministry had fulfilled one of the pledges, which was the voluntary contribution by housewives to the Employees Provident Fund.
The i-Suri scheme was launched yesterday.
The 10 pledges included restoring the targeted subsidy for fuel, deferring repayments under the PTPTN study loans for those earning less than RM4,000 per month, eliminating the improper debts forced onto Felda settlers and standardising the minimum wage across the country.
Deputy Defence Minister Liew Chin Tong said the 100-day achievement did not hinge on the detailed policies but on the overall direction of the country which the people had accepted.
So far, the government had succeeded in bring about a renewal to government institutions, the economy which favoured the people and pictured the identify of the Malaysian nation. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said it was challenging for PH to achieve certain targets but the party had shown that it was able to govern and make a peaceful transition from the previous government.
“We’re more transparent and more responsive to public sentiment. We will continue to govern transparently.
“Any governing party hopes to govern as long as possible but we have to remember that we have to be fair and continue to be clean and trustworthy to gain the support of the people because that mandate will be given by the people. We have to perform,” he said. — Bernama